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Circuit breaker for Overwhelm

There’s a lot of stuff I don’t know.  I don’t know why green is such a nice colour, or why the blue light rays get refracted in the sky and not the purple ones.  I don’t know why I can’t … Continue reading

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The Decision to Stay

So, some shit happened to me earlier this week.  Yucky stuff, that I was having some difficulty dealing with.  I didn’t (and still don’t) know how to deal with it.  I was crying, there were puffy eyes, snotty nose and … Continue reading

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My problem or yours?

This is going to be another potentially controversial one.  Is it okay for me to make my disability your problem? This is a thorny one for me, mainly because I have a fiercely independent streak.  I don’t know whether that’s … Continue reading

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Why am I doing this?

So, one of the things that can add to depression (in my experience) is living your life the way you think others want you to… not being authentically yourself.  This can mean that you’re suppressing your own nature, your own … Continue reading

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